Blink

Blink is a lightweight, fast, and cross-platform network scanning tool that operates without requiring admin privileges.

Features

• 🚀 Fast: thanks to rust, blink scan 255 targets in 1-2 seconds.
• 🖥️ Cross-platform: Works seamlessly on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• 🔒 No admin rights required: Run Blink without needing administrative permissions.
• ℹ️ Useful information: Provides details such as host vendor names, IP addresses, MAC addresses, and even hostnames.

Installation

For installation instructions, visit the Blink Website.

Build

cargo build --release

Usage

blink --help

Use as a library

1. Install blinkscan

cargo add blinkscan

2. Include in main.rs

fn main() {
    let interface = blinkscan::get_default_interface().unwrap();
    let network = blinkscan::create_network(&interface);
    for host in blinkscan::scan_network(network, std::time::Duration::from_secs(3)) {
        println!("{:?}", host);
    }
}